The Don Gaspar Historical District is the second Preservation District in Santa Fe. It is mostly residential, dating to the late 1800's. New architectural forms were added with the arrival of the railroad in Santa Fe. Architectural styles popular in the East, West, and MidWest began to be built in Santa Fe – Craftsman Bungalow, Italianate, Mansard, and Queen Anne. Traditional building with adobe was for the most part replaced with brick and stone construction. The diversity of styles in the Don Gaspar Historic District makes this area architecturally significant
National Register of Historic Places (added 1983 - #83001629)
Don Gaspar Avenue, lined with handsome residential dwellings, was named after Don Gaspar Ortiz, a “merchant prince” who ran wagon trains from Santa Fe to Chihuahua, later, to St. Louis, Missouri. Gaspar Ortiz, donated the land and the avenue was named after him in 1885.
The heart of the Don Gaspar Historic District, extends south from the State Capitol, and is part of the South Capitol area of Santa Fe. The northern boundary is Paseo de Peralta; the eastern boundary is the Old Santa Fe Trail; the southern boundary is West Houghton Street - West & East Coronado Road and the western boundary is Don Cubero. (This is approximate). The district is primarily residential with many licensed home business, B&B's plus law offices on the northern end of Don Gaspar Avenue. The district was largely built up in the early 20th Century, although it was apparently subdivided in the late 19th Century and at least a few of the buildings date from this earlier period. The mix of architectural styles includes, Craftsman Bungalow, Prairie, Spanish and Mission Revival, late-period Victorian, brick, Territorial and Pueblo Revival homes. Some of the homes are at least partially constructed from "pen tile" - structural tiles manufactured by the inmates of the New Mexico Penitentiary which was formerly located near the southwest end of the neighborhood. The district is transected by Don Gaspar Avenue and Galisteo Street, which run north-south.
Homes are exceptionally well built. Shady, tree-lined streets with sidewalks make for a congenial neighborhood feel. Local Cordova area, Railyard district and downtown attractions are within walking distance, making this one of the more desirable neighborhoods.
In some sources, Don Gaspar Historic District extends to Cordova Road. For this site, we will first concentrate on the heart of the historic area.
Homes/buildings in the historic Don Gaspar neighborhood, listed as significant, contributing, then non-contributing. All three make the neighborhood what it is today.
Hopefully, one day, signs 'Entering the Don Gaspar Historic District' will be located at strategic entrances, like Paseo at Don Gaspar.
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Don Gaspar Historic District Streets, Avenues & Roads:
Paseo De Peralta
Don Gaspar Avenue
Galisteo Street
West Santa Fe Avenue
East Santa Fe Avenue
Webber Street
Pino Road
Old Santa Fe Avenue
West Booth Street
East Booth Street
Granada Street
Laughlin Street
West Buena Vista Street
East Buena Vista Street
Gildersleeve Street
West Berger Street
East Berger Street
Waldo Street
Cross Street
Sena Street
Don Cubero Place
Allendale Street
Gomez Road
Anita Place
Chavez Place
Gregory Lane
Rael Road
Don Cubero Avenue
Don Manuel Street
West Houghton Street
East Houghton Street
West Coronado Road
East Coronado Road
Schools:
Wood Gormley Elementary
The Gormley building was founded in 1926, and was named after Frank. F. Gormley who was a school board member from 1914-1932. The addition of the Wood building came about ten years later in 1936. The Wood building was named after Professor James A. Wood who was Superintendent of the Public Schools from 1899-1912. 141 E. Booth Street
Neighborhood Licensed Businesses:
Santa Fe Leasing Specialists
518 Old Santa Fe Trail
www.santafeleasingspecialists.com/
Casas de Santa Fe
1323 Paseo de Peralta
Luna Luz Properties
510 Don Gaspar Avenue
Elemental Design - Marion Wasserman
703 Don Gaspar Avenue
Salon Santa Fe® Inc - Dwight Miller
707 Don Gaspar Avenue
Conservation Voters New Mexico
507 Webber Street #A www.CVNM.org/
Neighborhood Bed & Breakfast's:
Don Gaspar Inn – 623 Don Gaspar Avenue - www.dongaspar.com/ (505) 986.8664
Four Kachinas Inn – 512 Weber Street - www.fourkachinas.com/ (505) 982.2550
Inn of the Turquoise Bear – 342 East Buena Vista Street - www.turquoisebear.com/ (505) 983.0798
Don Gaspar Historic District Facebook site, is supportive, but does not represent or speak for the Santa Fe City Council or the Don Gaspar Neighborhood Association.
VOTE: Precinct 45 & 46 Unitarian Church,
107 W. Barcelona Road
Mayor David Coss
Elected mayor - 'City of Santa Fe' 2006
re-elected 2010.
200 Lincoln Ave
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 955-6590
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Santa Fe City Council, District #2
Councilor Rebecca Wurzburger, Mayor Pro Tem - elected 2002, re-elected in March 2006, serving her third term: (505) 955.6815 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Councilor Peter Ives:- elected 2012:
(505) 955.6816, cell: (505) 690.8451 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
County Commission ‘District 1’
Daniel "Danny" Mayfield
(D) Term 2011-2014 (505) 986-6200 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Don Gaspar Neighborhood Association
Peter B. Komis, DGNA President
610 Don Gaspar Avenue. Santa Fe. NM 87505.4428 - (505) 983.1166 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
DGNA Officers - Board Members: __________, __________, __________.
Santa Fe has a rich architectural history. The Historical Preservation Board of the City of Santa Fe works with owners to preserve the integrity of our Historic City.
Historic Districts Review Board (HDRB)
Sharon Woods, Chair
Cecilia Rios, Vice Chair
Rod Collier Acton, AIA
John Kantner, PHD, RPA
Frank D. Katz
Christine Mather
Karen Walker
Historic Preservation Division
David Rasch
505.955.6577
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The mission of this division is to preserve the character of Santa Fe by effectively administering the Historic Districts and Archaeological Districts ordinances and by educating the public about historic preservation.
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